Worship Services

The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet preaching a sermon at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Most services of worship at BMPC include the preaching of a sermon, usually by one of the pastors of the church. A sermon is not a moral or spiritual essay, nor is it precisely the opinion of the preacher. Rather, it is the preacher’s attempt, guided by grace and the Holy Spirit, to lift up a passage of Scripture, and illuminate it with meaning, giving it the power to shape our own faith journey and call us into deeper discipleship.

The best way to hear a sermon is to join us for worship!

Sunday, January 29, 2023

The Rev. Franklyn C. Pottorff

Stumbling, Foolish Truth

BrynMawrPres · Sunday, January 29, 2023 Sermon- Stumbling, Follish Truth By The Rev. Franklyn C. Pottorff

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Prelude: Hommage à Messiaen
Music: McNeil Robinson, 1981. Music: ©1985 Theodore Presser Co., Bryn Mawr, PA (a div. of Carl Fischer, LLC).
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Hymn: Here in The Place
Text and Music: Marty Haugen, 1979. Text and Music: ©1982 GIA Publications, Inc.
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Anthem: Ubi Caritas
Text: St. Paulinus of Aquilea, 796.
Music: Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986). Music: ©1960 Durand S.A., Paris, FR.
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Hymn: Lift High the Cross
Text: George William Kitchin, 1887; rev. Michael Robert Newbolt, 1916, alt.
Music: Sydney Hugo Nicholson, 1916; desc. Richard Proulx, 1985.
Text and Music: ©1974 Hope Publishing Company. Music Desc: ©1985 Hope Publishing Company.
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Offertory Anthem: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Text & Music: Hugo Distler (1908-1942). Text & Music: ©1966 Arista Music Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. All rights reserved.

Sunday, January 22, 2023

The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet

Called into Community

BrynMawrPres · Sunday, January 22, 2023 Sermon- The Called Into Community By The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet

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Prelude: Prelude on Psalm 34
Music: Herbert Howells, 1940. Music: ©1941, ren. 1949 Novello & Co., London (a div. of Wise Music Classical). All rights reserved.

Anthem: My eyes for beauty pine
Text: Robert Bridges (1844-1930). Music: Herbert Howells (1892-1983). Text & Music: ©1928 Oxford University Press. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Offertory Anthem: Be Thou My Vision
Text: 8th century Irish hymn. Music: arr. Alice Parker, 1976. Music: ©1976 Hinshaw Music, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC; (a div. of Fred Block Publishing Group). Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

The Rev. Dr. Agnes Norfleet

The Art of Introducing

BrynMawrPres · Sunday, January 15, 2023 Sermon- The Art of Introducing By The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet

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Prelude: Ascension Suite
Music: Sharon J. Willis (b. 1949). Music: ©2022 The Leupold Foundation. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Anthem: Jesu, Bright and Morning Star
Text: George R. Woodward (1848-1934); Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878). Music: Leo Sowerby (1895-1968). Music: ©1959, ren. 1987 H.T. FitzSimons Company (a div. of Fred Bock Publishing Group, Glendale, CA).

Hymn: The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound
Text: Adam M. L. Tice, 2005. Music: African American spiritual; Jubilee Songs, 1884; adapt. Henry T. Burleigh, 1940. Text: ©2005 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Offertory Anthem: We Shall Overcome
Text: American freedom song. Music: arr. Tom Trenney, 2016. Music: ©2016 Augsburg Fortress. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved.

Postlude: Festal March
Music: Florence B. Price, 1951. Music: ©1951 Lorenz Music. Music: ©1995 ClarNan Editions, Inc. All rights reserved.